Property Archives - Page 15 of 25 - Texas Institute for Property Rights

Being Landlocked is not a Rights Violation

Parker County commissioners recently denied a landlocked resident’s request that the county build a road to his property. Jonathan Hobson

Last year, I wrote about the case of Hinga Mbogo, a Dallas auto shop owner whose property was retroactively rezoned

Imagine the following scenario: You buy a house and over the next forty years the property significantly appreciates in value.

For most property, ownership is a straightforward issue. We give the auto dealer money and in return we receive ownership

Law enforcement agencies and prosecutors claim that civil asset forfeiture (CAF) is a crucial tool in fighting the “war on

The city of Cuero has a vacant building ordinance that requires property owners to maintain vacant buildings or else. And

A quiet movement is underway in Texas to reform the state’s mineral laws. The proposed reform would force owners to

A recent article on Texas Public Radio illustrates what happens when the courts abandon one of their primary responsibilities: defining